‘File 7/1 I Kuwait Order-in-Council (Jurisdiction Over Foreigners)’ [‎22r] (43/394)

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In the case of a person of Kuwait origin liis resignation
shall be subject to the proviso that the Shaikh has no reason
able grounds to claim him as a Kuwait subject while in Oman
territory, or consents in writing to his being registered as a
British subject.
59. — (a) A person born in Kuwait, being the child of a
British subject, may be registered as a British subject if it is
proved that the (1) father was registered as a British subject,
or (2), being entitled, was prevented from being so registered
by causes for which he was not responsible.
(b) The Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. may, without fee, register any
British subjects, being minors, living in the houses of
foreigners or Kuwait subjects.
60. — (a) British subjects and British-protected persons
are prohibited from alienating to or acquiring from any per
son of whatever nationality any land or household property
within the dominions of the Shaikh, either by gift, pur
chase, mortgage, or other form of conveyance, without due
execution of signature and registration previous to the
transfer of such property by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. .
Any British subject charged with any breach of this
paragraph shall be liable to, and on conviction punishable
under this Order by, a fine'up to 500 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , or to the total
value of the property purporting to be so transferred, or
imprisonment up to one calendar month or both.
(b) Any such deed, or instrument of gift, purchase,
mortgage, or other form of conveyance, purporting to
transfer property otherwise than in accordance with the pro
visions of 60 (a) may, on that ground alone, be declared void
and of no effect by any Court acting under this Order.
61. A register of companies incorporated or registered
in the United Kingdom or in any British Possession, and
carrying on business in Kuwait, shall be kept in the Political
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
62. On the registration of a company at the Political
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , there shall be deposited and filed a copy of the
certificate of incorporation of the company or other docu
ment corresponding thereto, a statement showing the nominal
capital of the company and the amounts thereof which have
been subscribed and paid up respectively, and, if the com-
pany has been incorporated under a law which provides for
the periodical filing of a list of the shareholders, a copy of
the last list so filed.
63. The Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. shall, on the registration of a
company at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , issue to the person making
the registration a certificate, signed and sealed, that the
company has been so registered.
64. —(1) Every company registered under this Order
shall register the name and address of the manager or other
chief local representative in Kuwait, and shall from time to
time, as may be necessary, register any alteration of the
representative" of the company or in his address.
(2) Rules of Court made under Article 68 may provide
that service of writs, notices, or other documents upon the
person registered under this article, or at his address, shall
be good service of such documents upon the company.
65. Registration of a company under this Order shall
not require to be renewed annually, but may be renewed
from time to time as the parties may desire, and must be
renewed when any change takes place in the name of the
company.
66. On every registration of a company under this Or
der, and on every renewal thereof, there shall be payable a fee
of 10 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , and on every registration under Article 64 (1)
there shall be payable a fee of 1 rupee.
67. —(1) A company shall not be entitled to be recog
nised or protected as a British company unless it is registered
under this Order, but shall, although not so registered, be
subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts established bv this
Order.
(21 Nothing in this article shall affect the right of the
Secretary of State to direct that the British protection shall
not be accorded to a company, even though it has been regis
tered under this Order.